Roman Imperium Cup IX Preview: Format, Roster, Prize Pool, Schedule of the First Day
The Roman Imperium Cup IX matches kicked off today. The tournament format, list of participants, prize pool distribution, and schedule for the first day of play are detailed below.
Format and Dates
The Roman Imperium Cup IX is taking place from October 7 to 10 in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal. Sixteen teams are competing in the event—12 started in the group stage, while the top four teams according to the VRS ranking received direct invites to the playoffs. The final stage of the championship will be held in a double-elimination format.
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List of Participants
FaZe Clan
- David “frozen” Chernyansky
- Jakob “jcobbb” Petrushevski
- Russell “Twistzz” Van Dalken
- Jason “JBOEN” Bo Nielsen
- Ryan “Neityu” Aubry
- Niklas “enkay J” Krumhorn (coach)
Sangal Esports
- Selman “R4DYX” Ozan
- Yeray “Joey” Perez
- Luka “puuha” Eklund
- Adam “adamS” Marian
- Bartosz “bnox” Nebiš
- Jimmy “Jumpy” Berndtsson (coach)
SAW
- Michel “ewjerkz” Pinto
- Filipe “NOPEEj” Diaz
- Christopher “MUTiRiS” Fernandez
- Adones “krazy” Nobre
- João “story” Vieira
- Thiago “mowzassa” Rodrigues (coach)
OG
- Olle “spooke” Grundström
- Alexander “bodyy” Pianaro
- Pierre “Ex3rcice” Büling
- Martin “nut nut” Westerberg
- Jordan “Chuckyy” Molnar
- Lambert “Lambert” Prigen (coach)
INFINITE
- Rasmus “kreaz” Johansson
- Heinrich “sl3nd” Hevesy
- Raul “Blytz” Gligor
- Sebastian “volt” Malosh
- Jahn “kyuubii” Ali
- Sami “Tionix” von Gelen (coach)
RBLS Gaming
- Diogo “Icarus” Cruz
- Renato “stadodo” Gonçalves
- Rafael “arrozdoce” Wing
- José “shr” Gil
- Antonio “aragornN” Barbosa
- João “horvy” Horvat (coach)
Esport Academy Copenhagen
- Tobias “Bekker” Becker
- Mikkell “n1Xen” Borlund
- Andreas “anber” Brandt
- Simon “sSen” Iversen
- Frederik “Fessor” Sørensen
- Kenny “wezx” Holmberg (coach)
WhiteBIT Team
- Alexander “Psycho” Zlobin
- Alexander “Smash” Turchin
- Kirill “s4ltovsk1yy” Litvinov
- Sergey “DemQQ” Demchenko
- Maksim “tyr1k” Tur
- Mikhail “kane” Blagin (coach)
G2 Ares
- Artur “hitori” Palyants
- Julius “Junyme” Meyhoff
- Juho “yksjupe” Viitasalo
- Kasper “SHiNE” Wennerberg
- Thiago “TMKj” Martins
- Ruben “Ruben” Nogueira (coach)
Falcons Force
- Vladimir “VENO” Stanković
- Andrei “grecu” Grecu
- Oscar “clockzi” Blesberg
- Matej “NucleonZ” Trajkoski
- Sindre “Tapewaare” Ellefsen
- Nils “NaToSaphiX” Sillassen (coach)
FC Famalicão Esports
- João “seabraez” Seabra
- David “P3R3IIRA” Pereira
- Rafael “rafaxF” Ferreira
- Paulo “pr” Lopes
- Diogo “snapy” Rodrigues
- Bruno “HS” Souza (coach)
Lazer Cats
- Maksim “Magic” Melnichuk
- Nikita “nikitea” Chakhovsky
- Sergey “Kiy0o” Savitsky
- Denis “tripex17” Gaponov
- Rostislav “n0rths” Zhivin
- Dmitry “monarrrh” Shah (coach)
PURE
- Kristers “keen” Darzniks
- Andreas “aNdu” Maasings
- Zakhar “Polbandana” Siledchik
- David “tein” Sladkovski
- Jan “POLO” Polak
- LuCiann (coach)
NAVI Junior
- Nazar “Kodak” Buchma
- Danil “yoki” Istomin
- David “FAZERY” Procházka
- Samuel “MahaR” Horáček
- Novica “skizzyee” Novković
- Michal “snatchie” Rudzki (coach)
Orion Wanderers
- Kevin “Kev1nho0” Menzing
- Adam “BlazeRRR” Seder
- Scott “Heroic” Kayeta
- Dorian “KIRADODO” Ruckett
- Patrick “SpiritF0x” Hovanets
SINQU Esports
- Thomas “doivo” Kontkanen
- Henry “Heke” Heikkinen
- Anton “MikOne” Mikkonen
- Emil “imbaemba” Haataia
- Eemeli “Eem3l1” Lieska
- Kasper “Louna” Lunavuori (coach)
Prize Pool Distribution
A total of €12,000 will be awarded to the teams at the Roman Imperium Cup IX.
- 1st place — €6,000;
- 2nd place — €3,000;
- 3rd place — €2,000;
- 4th place — €1,000.
Schedule for the First Day of Play
At the time of writing, all matches in Group A have already concluded. As a result, PURE advanced directly to the Roman Imperium Cup IX playoffs, while G2 Ares and Falcons Force moved on to the play-ins.
October 7, times listed in Moscow time.
- 6:00 p.m. — SAW vs. NAVI Junior.
- 6:00 PM — Sangal Esports vs. FC Famalicão Esports.
- 6:00 PM — RBLS Gaming vs. Lazer Cats.
- 7:15 p.m. — SAW vs. FC Famalicão Esports.
- 7:15 p.m. — RBLS Gaming vs. NAVI Junior.
- 7:15 PM — Sangal Esports vs. Lazer Cats.
- 8:30 p.m. — SAW vs. Lazer Cats.
- 8:30 p.m. — Sangal Esports vs. RBLS Gaming.
- 8:30 p.m. — FC Famalicão Esports vs. NAVI Junior.
- 9:45 PM — Sangal Esports vs. SAW.
- 9:45 p.m. — RBLS Gaming vs. FC Famalicão Esports.
- 9:45 PM — Lazer Cats vs. NAVI Junior.
- 11:00 PM — SAW vs. RBLS Gaming
- 11:00 PM — FC Famalicão Esports vs. Lazer Cats.
- 11:00 PM — Sangal Esports vs. NAVI Junior.
Where to Watch the Roman Imperium Cup IX
Photo by KKM.
